# Norwood (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/norwood/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from toponymy.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 22,461 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,596 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,746 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (21,678 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /nɔːwʊd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From north + wood. Doublet of Northwood.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Norwood in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 53% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Norwood in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Norwood

- Brandy Norwood, American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1979)
- Vernon Norwood, American sprinter
- Melita Norwood, British civil servant and spy for the Soviet Union (1912–2005)
- Virginia Norwood, American aerospace engineer, inventor, and physicist
- Eille Norwood, British actor (1861–1948)
- Charlie Norwood, American politician (1941–2007)
- Thomas M. Norwood, American politician (1830-1913)
- David Norwood, British chess player
- Ray J, American R&B singer and actor

## Similar surnames

Norred, North, Nord, Nardi, Newhart, Neuwirth, Northey.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.